Advances in DNA metabarcoding for food and wildlife forensic species identification.

ABSTRACT: Species identification using DNA barcodes has been widely adopted by forensic scientists as an effective molecular tool for tracking adulterations in food and for analysing samples from alleged wildlife crime incidents. DNA barcoding is an approach that involves sequencing of short DNA sequences from standardized regions and comparison to a reference database as a molecular diagnostic tool in species identification. In recent years, remarkable progress has been made towards developing DNA metabarcoding strategies, which involves next-generation sequencing of DNA barcodes for the simultaneous detection of multiple species in complex samples. Metabarcoding strategies can be used in processed materials containing highly degraded DNA e.g. for the identification of endangered and hazardous spec

SUBMITTER: Staats M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4909793 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature